Which French fort on the Isthmus of Chignecto surrendered to Robert Monckton in 1755?

Which French fort on the Isthmus of Chignecto surrendered to Robert Monckton in 1755? Fort Beauséjour.

The Battle of Fort Beauséjour began on June 3, 1755, when a British force commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Monckton advanced from nearby Fort Lawrence. Beauséjour guarded the Isthmus of Chignecto, a strategic land link between British Nova Scotia and French territories farther north. Its capture helped open the route to British control.

The French commander, Louis de Vergor, surrendered on June 16 after roughly two weeks of siege. The British renamed the installation Fort Cumberland. Fort Gaspareaux, another French post in the region, also capitulated soon afterward, which can cause confusion in questions about Monckton’s campaign.

The victory had consequences beyond military control. It intensified British suspicion of Acadian neutrality and was followed by the 1755 deportation of many Acadians. The battle is often treated as an early major action of the French and Indian War in the Atlantic region.